The Rivers Restaurant and Bar in Gisborne Menu

STARTERS & SNACKS STARTERS & SNACKS
  • Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
    • Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
  • Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
    • Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • With aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
    • Served with aioli & garlic butter.
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6 rings / 12 rings) $6.00 / $12.00
    • With our special crisp Guinness batter, served with aioli.
  • Wedges $8.50
    • Seasoned and served with sour cream.
  • Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
    • Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
    • Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • The Rivers “Crate” (2-3 people) $26.00
    • The perfect snack with your favourite drink. 6 each of the following: Drunken onion rings, popcorn shrimp, panko crumbed fish goujons, 100% meatballs. Served with a selection of dipping sauces.
  • Prawn Cocktail $13.00
    • Large tiger prawns on shredded lettuce with our own special dressing.
  • Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
    • Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES
  • Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • Served with garlic ciabatta. Please see Specials Board for today’s brew.
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Steak Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion of prime scotch fillet caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, caramelised onion, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • R.B.L.A.T. $15.50
    • Rivers bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato, on toasted ciabatta, salad & aioli and guacamole.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Minute Steak $18.00
    • Served with your choice of 2 of the following sides: Chunky fries / Mash / Garden salad / Fresh sautéed vegetables. Top it off with your choice of: Garlic butter / Pepper / Mushroom sauce
  • Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
    • Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
  • Fresh Button Mushrooms $13.00
    • Crumbed and baked, served on a garden salad drizzled with aioli.
SALADS SALADS
  • Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
  • Warm Beef, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad $20.00
    • Seared beef tossed through a crisp salad with blue cheese, walnuts and roasted beetroot.
FRESH MARKET FISH FRESH MARKET FISH
  • Fresh Market Fish $28.00
    • Check what today’s catch is . . . and have it: Pan Fried / Crumbed / Beer Battered. Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Garden Salad / Scallop Potato / Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash Potato. Check the Specials Board for today’s special catch.
MAINS MAINS
  • Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
    • Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
  • Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
    • Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.
  • Garlic King Prawns $24.00
    • A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
  • Rivers Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, bacon and mushrooms combined in a creamy white wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
  • Chicken Calypso $20.00
    • Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
PRIME STEAK PRIME STEAK
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • 450 gram T-Bone $33.00
    • Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
    • Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
  • Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
    • Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6) $6.00
  • Side of Chips $4.00
  • Chunky Fries $3.50
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $4.50
  • Fried Egg $1.50
  • Sautéed Veges $5.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Scallop Potato $4.50
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
    • Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
    • Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
  • The Delight $40.00
    • A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
  • Rivers Cheese Board $20.00
    • Fragrant blue cheese, reserve camembert, aged cheddar, served with fresh fruit and crackers.
FOR THE CHILDREN FOR THE CHILDREN
  • Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Lil One’s Hamburger $10.00
    • Bun, cheese, pattie and sauce served with fries.
  • Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
    • Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
  • Kid’s Pasta $10.00
    • Bacon, chicken and cheese with a creamy base.
  • Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
    • Served with salad & fries.
  • Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Spiders $5.50
    • Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
  • Traffic Lights $5.50
    • Orange juice with lemonade base.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • All vegetarian except keema Naan & Chicken Naan
  • -half $12.90
  • Steamed rice $3.00
  • Chick – pea curry $13.90
    • Chick – pea cooked in a subtle spices
  • Shahi prawn $19.90
    • Prawn cooked in a rich cashew nut gravy, garnished with sliced almonds
  • Alloo matter $9.90
  • Curry + naan + drink $12.90
  • Basmati rice $5.00
  • Barney'S Ribs (DF) $15,5
    • Juicy pork ribs smothered in Barney’s sweet Lone Star sauce...lip smacking, finger licking, all the good things.
  • Mexican Toastie $11
    • Flour tortilla filled with your choice of cheese and pineapple or cheese and bacon. Toasted and cut into wedges.
  • Maverick Fillet Gf $38
    • Premium-aged beef fillet, pan-seared and oven-baked. Served with a herbed potato bake, seasonal vegetables and sautéed spinach. Finished with a mushroom gratiné and a peppercorn jus.
  • Judge Roy Bean Dip (GFO) (V) $11
    • Spicy red kidney beans, cheddar cheese, sundried tomatoes and jalapeños. Blended and served hot with sour cream and oven-baked flour tortilla chips.
  • Chief'S Chicken Nibbles Df $16
    • Blanched in soy, honey and spices. Served with a hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • Banoffee Pie $12
    • Homemade sweet pastry, layered with caramel, banana, sweet coffee cream and chocolate.
  • Deputy Dog $12,5
    • Mini hot dogs on a stick, battered and flash fried in the furnace. Served with loads of tomato sauce.
  • - Or Leave The Tortilla Out And We’Ll Make You A Yummy Chicken Salad! (GFO) (DF)
  • Smoked Fish $12.00
    • Saffron, Piment D'Espelette
  • Smoked Mussel Casareccia $25.00
    • Chorizo, chilli & pangratatto
  • Hawkes Bay Lamb Loin (GF) $34.00
    • Smoked eggplant, sweetbreads, peas, onions, yoghurt
  • Steak Sandwich $25.00
    • Horseradish, onion, rocket & parmesan
  • Served Daily 11:30Am To 2:30Pm
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $23.00
    • Grilled chicken, parmesan, anchovy, bacon & soft egg
  • Green Salad With Mustard Vinaigrette $8.00
  • Roasted Pear $16.00
    • Oats, hazelnuts, manuka honey
  • Triple BBC $4.50
  • Diane sauce $5.00
  • Plate of Chips $6.50
  • Fried Eggs (2) $3.00
  • Garlic aioli $3.00
  • large (I0) $34.00
  • Roast of the Day $16.50
    • Today's roast meat with steamed and roasted seasonal vegetables, cheese sauce and rich brown gravy.
  • Chicken Sandwich $16.50
    • Grilled chicken with sauteed onion, salad, tomato relish and pesto mayo in a toasted garlic roll with chips
  • Cherokee Chowder $16.00
    • A selection of seafood rounded up & poached in a creamy tomato chowder served with garlic bread
  • The Full Monty $20.00
    • Beef pattie with bacon, cheese, tomato salsa, onion rings, guacamole & salad on a toasted bun w/ homemade fries & chilli mayo
  • Stuff Him $25.00
    • Crisp bacon, eggs, sausage, roast tomato, seasonal greens, roast mushroom, kumara rosti, served with housemade bread
  • Fries $6.00
  • Frying Nemo $10.00
    • Fish goujons served with fries & fresh salad
  • Garden salad $8.50
  • Mr Potato Head $12.50
    • Potato skins rustled by bacon, cheese, sour cream, salsa & guacamole
  • 250g Ramblin Ribeye $35.00
    • Rustled up & chargrilled to your liking with a rustic vegetable salad & baked potato dressed in sour cream & chives
  • ''Pacific Hoki'' $18.50
    • Served in tempura batter w fries, salad & 1 egg
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • ''Surf & Station'' $27.50
    • 250gm Scotch Fillet Steak topped w scallops & prawns in a tropical Cream..... yum!! Served w green salad & fries
  • Eggs Benedict $15.50
    • W bacon & hash browns
  • Fries $6.50
    • W aioli
  • Creamy Fettuccini $18.50
    • W chicken, mushrooms & bacon or W garlic prawns w lemon
  • Chicken, Bacon & Brie Burger $15.50
  • ''Seafood Basket'' $25.00
    • Seafood selection of mussels, scallops, fish bites, prawns, salt & pepper squid, fries & a small side salad
  • Eggs Benedict $16.50
    • Bacon, or Salmon on a toasted English Muffin, wilted Spinach & a Zesty Hollandaise. >>
  • Breakfast Bap $16.00
    • Bacon, Egg, Sausage & Hashbrown in a toasted Bap & Tomato Chutney. >>
  • Breakfast BLT $14.50
    • Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato in a zesty Aioli & Tomato Chutney. >>
  • Bacon & Eggs on Wholegrain Toast (Any Style). $15.00
  • Creamy Mushrooms & fresh Thyme on Wholegrain Toast. $16.50
  • Omelette $18.00
    • choice of 3 fillings. >>
  • Pancakes served with Bacon, fresh Banana, Maple and Berry Coulis. $16.50
  • FROM 6AM - 2PM daily, SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 8AM - 2PM
  • Family pack no2 $29.00
  • Chicken Stuffing each $2.00
  • 1/4 Chicken $8.00
  • 1/2 Chicken Meal(served with salad and fries) $20.00
  • Large $6.50
  • Pork with 3 Salad Toppings $10.00
  • Pork Mini Measl $15.50
    • pork gravy and fries
  • Large Rib Gravy $9.00
  • Karaage chicken S$7.3/L$10.2
  • (5 piece / 8 piece)
  • Smoked salmon & creamed cheese S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Salmon rice ball - takikomigohan $3.00
    • Available from wednesday to friday
  • Chicken curry & rice $8.50
  • Smoked salmon & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Karaage chicken $11.10
  • Wakame salad(seaweed salad) $5.50
  • Greek yoghurt, lemon & thyme marinated chicken breast with cos leaf salad finished with poached grapes and merlot reduciton $29.50
  • Pavlova with summer fruits and kiwifruit coulis $14.00
  • Baked buffalo mozzarella and polenta stack with balsamic infused roasted tomato with basil dizzle $16.00
  • Rare smoked venison serverd with a beetrot and horseradish puree, garnished with a rocket salad $17.00
  • Fresh fish baked with maple smoked salmon herb crust, warm potato and rocket salad, grilled asparagus and citrus hollandise $32.50
  • Cinnamon dusted doughnuts with chocolate and berry jam syringe $14.00
  • Seared tuna with sesame crust, avocado mousse and balsamic strawberries $17.00
  • Summer side salad $6.50
  • Caesar salad $15.00
    • Choose from chicken or prawn. Green salad served with croutons and anchovy topped with parmesan cheese and White house made Caesar dressing.
  • Ice-cream Sundae (1 scoop / 2 scoop) $2.50 / $4.00
  • Ham, cheese and pineapple or Vegetarian $8
  • Sweet corn fritter $15.00
    • White house sweet corn fritter stack with streaky bacon, avocado, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $18.50
    • Chicken wrapped in bacon served with salad, melted brie cheese, fried and aioli sauce.
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $18.50
    • Chicken wrapped in bacon served with salad, melted brie cheese, fried and aioli sauce.
  • Crepes & ice-cream or Crepes with Nutella & ice-cream $7.00
  • Beef Scotch Fillet-300gm $34.00
    • Cooked to your liking, Served with potato gratin, asparagus wrapped with bacon and sautéed tomatoes. Served with red wine jus or bacon mushroom sauce.
  • Toast served with butter & jam $5.00
  • Pancakes $13.50
  • -smoked salmon, cream cheese & pesto $12.50
  • Fish & chips $19.50
  • Tomatoes, spinach & feta $15.50
  • Corn fritters $16.50
  • Spicy potato wedges $8.50
  • -salmon and spinach $17.50
  • Squid Lemon Pepper $5.00
  • All with our own sauce N/A
  • Dairy & Veg $4.00
  • Fish Burger $12.00
  • Vege $4.00
  • Fresh Garden Salad $8.00
  • Modena $17.50
    • Pizza sauce, smoked chicken, red onion, capsicum, pine nuts, olives & mozzarella
  • Beef $10.00
  • Scotch Fillet $22.50
    • With Mushroom Sauce Or Garlic Butter, Salad And Fries
  • Chicken Schnitzel $18.50
    • With Mushroom Or Apricot Sauce And Topped With Cheese With Salad And Fries
  • No 3. Fish And Squid (5) With Salad And Fries $19.50
  • Scallops Battered (7) $19.50
    • Succulent And Sweet With Salad And Fries
  • Fish And Chips $14.50
    • With Salad
  • Dessert Of The Day $8.50
  • Seafood Meal $19.50
    • No 1. Fish And Scallops (4) With Salad And Fries
  • No 2. Fish And Mussels (5) With Salad And Fries $19.50
  • Grilled focaccia w/warm olives, camembert cheese, xvo oil & balsamic $14.5
  • Greek Salad $11.0
  • toast $4.0
  • 300g Scotch Fillet Of Beef $32.0
    • Char-grilled to your liking, served w/ chunky fries & peppercorn sauce accompanied by a crisp garden salad
  • Seasonal Vegetables $9.0
  • Nicks Grill $22.0
    • Bacon, pork & sage sausages, grilled tomato, creamy mushrooms, hash browns, toasted focaccia & eggs your way
  • Bacon $6.0
  • Continental Breakfast $18.5
    • Start the day off rite w/ toast & spreads, house baked muesli, fruits, yoghurt & your choice of tea, coffee or local hill road orange juice
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08633733

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , British , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand